OCTravis Swanson

Arkansas — SEC

Height: 6'5"

Weight: 318

Hometown: Kingwood, Texas

Age: 22

Bio

CAREER SUMMARY: A 2013 Rimington Trophy candidate, Swanson has started all 46 games of his Razorback career, tied for the 2nd-longest active streak in the country, and blocked for three seasons with a 3,000-yard passer, including the first season in school history with a 3,000-yard passer and a 1,000-yard rusher in 2010.

2013 (SENIOR): Swanson was named a third-team Midseason All-American and first-team Midseason All-SEC performer by Phil Steele. Swanson was voted a team captain for the second consecutive season, becoming just the 11th Razorback in school history to serve as captain for back-to-back years. The offensive line has blocked for the first freshman in SEC history to begin his career with three straight 100-yard rushing games and allowed the Razorbacks to produce seven 100-yard rushing performances. In the season opener vs. Louisiana he recorded 16 knockdown blocks as Arkansas piled up 522 yards of total offense, 292 on the ground and 230 through the air. The next week vs. Samford he registered 10 knockdown blocks with a grade of 85 percent while paving the way for a 333-yard rushing effort, including 163 in the 4th quarter when Arkansas ran the ball on all 21 of its offensive plays. In the 24-3 win vs. Southern Miss, he graded at 82 percent with 10 knockdown blocks as the offense gained 258 yards rushing and put the game away with 13:07 time of possession in the 4th quarter. For his play at Rutgers, including four knockdown blocks, Swanson earned a grade of 89 percent. Against No. 10 Texas A&M, Swanson graded out at 90 percent with six knockdown blocks as the Razorbacks gained 483 yards of total offense, 201 rushing and 282 passing, and averaged 7.3 yards per play for the game while starting a true freshman at both guard positions. At No. 18 Florida, he earned a grade of 85 percent while anchoring the line as Arkansas rushed for 111 yards, the first team to top 100 yards on the ground in Gainesville since Sept. 22, 2012. Against No. 14 South Carolina, the offense averaged 6.7 yards per play while rushing for 218 yards and allowing 0 sacks, and he registered four knockdown blocks. He graded at 81 percent with five knockdown blocks at No. 1 Alabama as Arkansas became the first team since Texas A&M in 2012 to rush for 100 yards in Tuscaloosa, finishing the game with 165 yards on the ground. Before the season, he was named a preseason All-American and preseason All-SEC performer as well as to watch lists for the Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award, Senior Bowl and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.

2012 (JUNIOR): He was selected as a team captain, started all 12 games and was named second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press. The offensive line paved the way as 20 UA or SEC records were broken and Arkansas produced a 1,000-yard receiver in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history and a 3,000-yard passer for the fourth straight year. Quarterback Tyler Wilson led the SEC in passing, while Cobi Hamilton topped the conference in receptions per game and receiving yards per game. Hamilton's season totals of 90 catches and 1,335 receiving yards broke school records and allowed him to break the UA record for career receptions with 175. In addition, the offensive line allowed 1.0 or fewer sacks in eight games in 2012 and ranked third in the SEC with an average of just 1.58 sacks allowed per game.

2011 (SOPHOMORE): He started all 13 games as part of an offensive line that allowed the offense to break 16 game or season school records and produce a 3,000-yard passer for the third straight season. Arkansas led the SEC in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense to become just the fifth different school, and first since 2001, to lead the conference in all three categories in a single season and became the sixth team in conference history, and second since 1992, to lead the SEC in passing offense for three straight seasons. The Razorbacks ranked 13th in the country with their average of 300.7 passing yards per game, 15th in the nation with an average of 36.8 points per game and 29th in the NCAA with an average of 438.1 yards of total offense per game. Quarterback Tyler Wilson broke nine UA records and led the SEC in passing and total offense while becoming the first Razorback to be a first-team All-SEC selection at quarterback. Wide receiver Jarius Wright also earned first-team All-SEC honors after he broke seven school records and led the conference in receiving yards per game with an average of 93.1 to rank 18th in the country and in receiving touchdowns with 12, a total that tied for seventh in the NCAA. The Razorback offense posted the second-best single-season total in school history for completions (299), passing yards (3,909), passing yards per game (300.7), first downs (279) and passing first downs (166) while totaling the third-highest total offense yardage total (5,695) and third-best total offense per play average (6.45).

2010 (FRESHMAN): He started all 13 games for the Razorbacks at center as Arkansas was the only school in the SEC to start the same offensive line every game in 2010. He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. The line allowed Arkansas to break 24 game or season school records on offense. He blocked for the first season in UA history with a 3,000-yard passer and a 1,000-yard rusher. Quarterback Ryan Mallett set the Arkansas single-season passing yards record with 3,869 and running back Knile Davis posted the fourth-highest single-season rushing yards total in program history with 1,322 yards. The Razorbacks were the only team in the country to boast a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and five 600-yard receivers. Arkansas finished the season first in the SEC and fourth in the NCAA in passing (333.7), becoming just the third team since 1992 to lead the conference in passing in consecutive seasons. The Razorbacks also ranked second in the SEC and ninth in the country in total offense (482.5) and second in the conference and 17th in the NCAA in scoring offense (36.5).

2009: He redshirted and worked out with the Arkansas scout team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Swanson was a first-team all-state selection by the writers and a second-team honoree by the coaches. He was rated as the No. 33 offensive guard by Scout.com and the No. 73 offensive guard by Rivals.com. He was named one of 10 finalists for the Greater Houston Area Offensive Player of the Year and was the only lineman among the finalists. He was coached by Dougald McDougald. He was also recruited by Arizona, Houston, Kansas and Texas Tech.

PERSONAL: Born, Jan. 30, 1991, he is the son of Todd and Gina Swanson. He is majoring in sociology. He was named to the Razorback Honor Roll for his work in the classroom in the fall of 2011.